Ovo je lista 100 najboljih gitarista koji su svojim stilomsviranja posebno dali doprinos glazbenoj kulturi i upisali se nalistu najboljih svih vremena te su stekli brojne fanove i potaknulibezbroj klinaca da uzmu gitaru u ruke. Listu je sastavilastranica hotguitarist.com.
Top 100 najboljih gitarista:
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Duane Allman – the Allman Brothers Band
3. B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page – Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards – the Rolling Stones
11 Kirk Hammett – Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain – Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia – the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone – the Ramones
17 Jack White – the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante – the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge – U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello – Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler – Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton – the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina – Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper – Booker T. and the MGs
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green – Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May – Queen
40 John Fogerty – Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp – King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel – Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry – Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townsend
51 Paul Kossoff – Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen – Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine – Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed OBrien – Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo – the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid – Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller – Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe – Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio – Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones – Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine – Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup – the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine – the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour – Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi – Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies – the Kinks
89 D. Boon – the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton – Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger – the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer – the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields – My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young – AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens – Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn – Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil – Soundgarden
